The Pharisees were so certain that they understood God's Law that they tried to trap Christ Himself with it. They believed that God desired piety above all else, but they missed the fact that God desires a relationship above all else. True, the relationship must be on His terms, but it is a relationship nonetheless. He doesn't desire mindless sacrifice and blind obedience. He desires a meaningful co-existence between a father and children.
Are we more like the Pharisees, absolutely convinced that we understand the mind of God to the point that we may even challenge God Himself with our knowledge? Or are we open to the possibility that we, like the Pharisees, have missed something crucial in our effort to be proud of ourselves?
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